The National Hockey League released the schedule for round one of the 2012 Stanley Cup Playoffs today, and the New York Rangers are set to get their Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series with the Ottawa Senators kicked off Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.

Here's the complete schedule:

I will have loads of series preview material here on The Rangers Tribune later in the week, breaking down the first Rangers vs. Senators postseason match-up in NHL history.

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